BELLEFONTE — Just a few days after Bellefonte nudged out Penns Valley for the top spot at the Southern Tier Memorial, the unbeaten Rams earned a 38-33 win over the Red Raiders on Jan. 13 at Bellefonte.
Bellefonte’s Colin Harter (107) and Rylan Lucas (114) began the dual meet with pins, but then the Rams (10-0) reeled off four straight falls. Conner Myers (121), Max Dinges (127), Erik Carlile (133) and Tripp Watson (139) responded with first-period pins to give the Rams the lead for good.
After Bellefonte’s Wyatt Long won by forfeit at 145, Penns Valley’s Sawyer Fetterolf (20-10) earned a 10-4 decision over Bellefonte’s Andrew Gall (20-10) at 152. It turned out to be a pivotal win for the Rams, giving them a 27-18 lead.
“Sawyer’s match was a must,” Penns Valley coach Joel Brinker said, “and I couldn’t be prouder of him and his effort.”
Ezra Swisher picked up a fall at 160 in 2:46 to draw the Red Raiders to within three. But Brayden Lisowski’s fall at 172 in 34 seconds and Cael Smith’s 17-2 technical fall over Jack McHail in 5:15 at 189 secured the dual meet win for the Rams.
“The guys continued to wrestle hard and do their best,” Brinker said. “That’s all we can ask for. Much respect to coach (Mike) Maney and his squad. (They are a) great program.”
Bellefonte’s Jackson Long fall in 2:35 at 215 and Luke Hockenberry’s 5-2 win over Robert Martin at 285 ended the meet.
STATE COLLEGE
State College had a great week on the mat, going 6-1, including a 4-1 performance and a third-place finish in the Bison Duals on Jan. 17 at Clearfield High School.
At the Bison Duals, the Little Lions beat Butler, 42-26, Montoursville, 40-25, Cranberry, 51-23, and General McLane, 33-30, in the third-place match. Their only loss was to Altoona, 32-27, in the semifinals.
State College’s Luke Young, Noah Young, Noah Williams and James Whitbred all went 5-0.
Against General McLane, State College built a 33-17 lead before GM picked up a pin, major decision and decision in the final three weights.
Quillan Phillips (285) and Noah Young (114) had pins, while Teag Sanderson (172), Luke Young (121) and Scott Young (127) had technical falls. Whitbred (152) and Williams (189) had decisions.
The Little Lions had a 27-23 lead going into the final two weights against Altoona, but Altoona returning state qualifier Deklan Barr and returning state third-placer Braiden Weaver both won by technical fall.
Williams (189) and Luke Young (121) had falls, while Sanderson (172) had a technical fall. Whitbred (152) had a major decision, while Rhys Mitchell (215) and Noah Young (114) had decisions.
The Little Lions also beat Williamsport, 56-7, on senior night (Jan. 13) and won at Cumberland Valley, 49-20, on Jan. 15.
BELLEFONTE
Bellefonte bounced back from the Penns Valley loss by earning a 35-34 win over Clearfield in a match that was decided by criteria (most bout wins) on Jan. 15 at home.
With the score tied, 28-28, the Red Raiders (9-2) got key decisions in back-to-back bouts from Jackson Long at 189 and Hockenberry at 215. Long earned a 5-1 win over Brayden Wills, and Hockenberry followed with a 7-2 victory over Ryan Ludwig.
Clearfield’s Matt Peace won by forfeit at 285 to end the match.
Harter (107), Blake Glace (121), Wyatt Long (139) and McHail (172) had pins for the Red Raiders. Swisher earned a key 8-0 major decision over Colton Bumbarger at 152. The Bison amassed four falls.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA
Philipsburg-Osceola amassed a combined 103 points in dual meet wins on Jan. 12 at Mount Union, 53-19, and on Jan. 14 at Marion Center, 50-22.
Against Mount Union, P-O, which charged out to a 47-0 lead, got pins from Jacob Dugan (114), Ace Foster (133), Memphis Twoey (139), Averi Gable (145) and Conner Eichenlaub (285).
Caleb Hummel (121) won by technical fall for the Mounties, who also had three forfeit wins.
P-O (14-3) ran out to a 32-4 lead against Marion Center, getting falls from Dugan (114), Hummel (121) and Gable (145) in the first seven weights. Evan Eichenlaub (215) also had a fall. Hayden Koptchak (107) won by technical fall. Devin Long earned a decision.
BALD EAGLE AREA
Bald Eagle Area suffered a couple losses at Central Mountain, 61-9, on Jan. 13 and on Jan. 15 at home to Huntingdon, 39-27.
The Eagles held a 27-10 lead against Huntingdon, but the Bearcats won the last five bouts, including four by fall and one by technical fall.
BEA had falls from Michael Wesley (107), Liam Corey (121) and Caden Judice (152). Tanner Guenot (139) won by technical fall. Dawson Lomison earned an 11-2 major decision over Christian Taylor at 145.
BEA (6-6) had to forfeit three weights against Central Mountain, which had six falls. Judice (152) won by technical fall and Guenot earned an 8-0 major decision over Patrick Tarantella at 139.
LADY MOUNTIE INVITATIONAL
State College’s had five medalists in the Lady Mountie Invitational, including runner-up Hannah Simcoe (148), on Jan. 17 at Philipsburg-Osceola.
State College’s Kaitlyn McShea (106) and Mariah Lehman (124) finished third, while Anneliese Vaira (106) and Starlynn Emel-Rash (235) placed fourth. The Lady Little Lions finished fourth in the team standings in the 10-team tournament with 85 points.
P-O had a couple third-placers in Rilie Bush (130) and Daisy Glessner (235).
BALD EAGLE AREA GIRLS
The Bald Eagle Area girls team lost at Central Mountain, 42-21, on Jan. 13. Addison Tice (112) and Aiyanna Henninger (130) had falls for BEA, while Lily Spicer (106) won by decision. Ariana Mayes (100) won by forfeit.
BELLEFONTE GIRLS
The Bellefonte girls team lost to Clearfield, 42-6, on Jan. 15 at home. Ella Johnsonbaugh’s pin at 148 was Bellefonte’s only win.
SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF JAN. 22
BOYS
JAN. 23-24
Bald Eagle Area and Philipsburg-Osceola in Ultimate Warrior Tournament at West Branch
Penns Valley in Fred Bell Tournament at Grove City High School
GIRLS
JAN. 24
Bald Eagle Area and Philipsburg-Osceola in Bald Eagle Area Tournament
